Hillcrest Health Care, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hillcrest Health Care, LLC is a 95-bed for-profit nursing home in Mankato, Minnesota, part of Monarch Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 54.1% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Hillcrest Health Care, LLC
714 Southbend AvenueMankato, MN 56001
Blue Earth County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Hillcrest Health Care, LLC, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Minnesota average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 129 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.55 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.1% of nursing staff at Hillcrest Health Care, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 13, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,605 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2025 | Fine | $17,605 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Hillcrest Health Care, LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Hillcrest Health Care, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Monarch Healthcare Management, 45 homes
- Legal name: Hillcrest Health Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1988
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hillcrest Health Care, LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pathstone Living Mankato | 1.1 | 69 | 2.92 | 4.92 | 44.9% | 2 | $120,546 |
| Laurels Peak Health Care, LLC Mankato | 2.0 | 60 | 2.30 | 3.93 | 43.0% | 3 | None |
| Oaklawn Health Care, LLC Mankato | 3.0 | 60 | 1.89 | 3.79 | 66.3% | 2 | $41,357 |
| Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter St Peter | 14.2 | 79 | 2.57 | 4.05 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Mapleton Community Home Mapleton | 16.1 | 59 | 2.91 | 4.13 | 17.6% | 5 | None |
| Whispering Creek Janesville | 16.9 | 35 | 2.44 | 4.11 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Living Meadows at Luther - Madelia Madelia | 20.0 | 40 | 1.93 | 3.39 | 30.0% | 4 | $13,627 |
| Cura of Le Sueur Le Sueur | 21.9 | 50 | 3.57 | 6.18 | — | 2 | $8,021 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.